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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

GEORGE W. PRENTIOE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

LACING-STUD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,042, dated May 24, 1881.

Application filed March 18, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. PRENTIOE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lacing-Studs for Wearing-Apparel; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invon tion, such as will enable others skilled in the artto whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in lacing-studs for wearing-apparel and it consists of a lacing-stud formed from a narrow plate'of sheet metal, which is bent or doubled at the center for attachment to the edge of a fabric, the upper end of said plate being provided with a head or hook portion having a curved and rounded neck, and the lower end of said plate being provided with an upwardlyextending prong or prongs, all as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my complete invention; Fig. 2, a side view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are modifications thereof, and Fig. 5 the blank from which my improved device is made.

Similarletters of reference indicatelike parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the narrow plate of sheet metal, which is bent or doubled over at its center to adapt it to he slipped over upon the edge of the material to which it is to be attached, the upper inner end of said plate being provided with a head or lacing hook, B, having a curved neck provided with side wings, which fold over upon said neck so as to present smooth edges and afford additional strength to said neck, while the lower inner end is provided with one or more upwardly-projectin g prongs, O, the points whereof are adapted to pass through the slot (No model.)

a in the upper part of said plate, under the head B, for the purpose of clinching said prongs, as fully shown in Fig. 2. In place, however, of the prongs being formed upon the lower part of the plate, they may be formed upon the upper part of the same near the head B, and projecting downward, as shown in Fig. 3. The prongs may also be one, two, or more in number, and arranged either upon the upper or lower portion of the plate, as shown in the drawings, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The device thus formed is placed over the edge of the material to which it is to be attached and the two portions of the plate pressed together by a setting-instrument, or by other suitable means, thereby causing the prong or prongs to pass upward through the material and through the slot or opening a, where the points of the prongs are turned and clinched under the head or hook portion B, thereby securely holding the device in place.

The advantages of my invention will be readily apparent without a more minute description, inasmuch as it combines in its construction and operation a high degree of strength and utility with simplicity and cheapness, and is capable of ready adaptation to the purpose contemplated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is A lacing-stud formed of the plate A, bent or doubled over at or about the center, the upper portion whereof being provided with a head or lacing-hook, B, one end of said plate being provided with fastening-prongs C, and the opposite end with a slot, at, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. PRENTIOE.

Witnesses:

D. G. BODMAN, FRANKLIN A. SMITH, Jr. 

